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Friendly FormulaMap

FormulaMap does something for each item in a list.


The best among us think it should be called “ForThisDoThat” (attr. )

Let’s look at some examples.
Our Team
Name
Last Initial
Connor
M
Gretchen
T
Susan
D
Karina
M
Steven
H
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What do each of these return?
[Our Team].Name.FormulaMap(CurrentValue)
Returns
ConnorGretchenSusanKarinaSteven
[Our Team].FormulaMap(CurrentValue.Name)
Returns
ConnorGretchenSusanKarinaSteven
[Our Team].Name
Returns
ConnorGretchenSusanKarinaSteven

What is FormulaMap for?

If all of those return the same thing, why do we need FormulaMap at all?
What about this one? What does it return?
[Our Team].FormulaMap(CurrentValue)
Returns?
@Connor
@Gretchen
@Susan
@Karina
@Steven

Challenge #1

Now your first challenge: how would you produce this output?
Connor MGretchen TSusan DKarina MSteven H

Challenge #2


Not only can you use FormulaMap with formula, you can also use it with buttons.

👆 Can you make a button that does this?
View of Our Team
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Challenge #3





👆 Can you make a button that does this?
Some Tasks
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Assignments
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Challenge #4

Now, how would you create a lettered (not numbered) list of the items in ?
E.g.

Challenge #5


Replicate the Count of Things Used formula
All Collections
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All Things
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